Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: A Pensioner of the Navy of the RevolutionH.H. Brown, 1831 - 312 pages |
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Page 21
... hour , and you are then enveloped in the fog again . The Jamaica fleet , which consisted of about one hundred and fifty sail , some of which were armed , was convoyed by one or two line of battle ships , and several frigates and sloops ...
... hour , and you are then enveloped in the fog again . The Jamaica fleet , which consisted of about one hundred and fifty sail , some of which were armed , was convoyed by one or two line of battle ships , and several frigates and sloops ...
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... hour lost sight of them all . The next day the sky was overcast , and at times we had a thick fog . In the afternoon the sun shone for a short time , and enabled us to see a numerous fleet a few miles to windward , in such compact order ...
... hour lost sight of them all . The next day the sky was overcast , and at times we had a thick fog . In the afternoon the sun shone for a short time , and enabled us to see a numerous fleet a few miles to windward , in such compact order ...
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... hour , with quite a rough sea ; so that if I had gone overboard , it would have been next to impos- sible to have saved me . Night came on , and the ship that we were chasing escaped us . Shortly after this , about the middle of Feb ...
... hour , with quite a rough sea ; so that if I had gone overboard , it would have been next to impos- sible to have saved me . Night came on , and the ship that we were chasing escaped us . Shortly after this , about the middle of Feb ...
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... hours , diligent and pensive , without uttering a word , while now and then the tears would roll down her cheeks , and when she broke silence she perhaps narrated some event which transpired in my father's day , or referred to some ...
... hours , diligent and pensive , without uttering a word , while now and then the tears would roll down her cheeks , and when she broke silence she perhaps narrated some event which transpired in my father's day , or referred to some ...
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... hours and continu- ed to gain on us ; the wind was light , and fortunately for us , it became foggy , and by manoeuvring , we eluded her . We had hoped to intercept some merchantman going in , but now feared to lurk about this harbor ...
... hours and continu- ed to gain on us ; the wind was light , and fortunately for us , it became foggy , and by manoeuvring , we eluded her . We had hoped to intercept some merchantman going in , but now feared to lurk about this harbor ...
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